Author Topic: Kuwi lazerlite (Read 2746 times)

Pooch · « **on:** October 09, 2011, 07:58 PM »

Did someone just outbid me on here??? Thought I had it... Chrome laserlite!!!

BMX1973 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 09, 2011, 08:12 PM »

I was watching that, but did'nt make a bid. £195 is a good price, looks a nice one too.
Were the 84s K serials and not T ? $:-\$

Pooch · « **Reply #2 on:** October 09, 2011, 08:16 PM »

Quote from: BMX1973 on October 09, 2011, 08:12 PM

I was watching that, but did'nt make a bid. £195 is a good price, looks a nice one too.
Were the 84s K serials and not T ? $:-\$

Gutted!!! What year are the oval tube laserlites??

kuwahero · « **Reply #3 on:** October 09, 2011, 08:23 PM »

84's are K stamped.

83's are oval top and down tube.

84's have a very slight oval top tube and round down tube

BMX1973 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 09, 2011, 08:33 PM »

Learn something new everyday.
I'm sure my brothers one in Tech & Resto is a late 83 made in November T3 serial . Oval top and down tubes, its got K stamping on the frame and Kuwahara on brake bridge, B/B and Made in Japan. So just before they did this on the 84s.

Quote from: kuwahero on October 09, 2011, 08:23 PM

84's are K stamped.

83's are oval top and down tube.

84's have a very slight oval top tube and round down tube

Glynnyboy · « **Reply #5 on:** October 10, 2011, 04:29 AM »

I remember when that 1st come up.
Unusual crossover characteristics.

balladof32 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 10, 2011, 11:03 AM »

Item number: 220867588288 wasnt a laserlite , no laserlites have a stamped downtube . i think it was a kuwahara survivor

Glynnyboy · « **Reply #7 on:** October 10, 2011, 04:19 PM »

The kz4 or kz 84 is the same frame for the survivor and the laserlite though isn't it?
The kz 4 had kuwahara stamped on the seat tube down one side, so did the 2nd edition nova and the supernova.

Those forks don't look right for the kz84/ kz4 though. They were a sort of diagonal loading with the k stamp on the dropout.
Could be a 2nd edition nova or a supernova though. You would have had to ask about tubing thickness, he does also say the tubing was round. As they were on the nova's

balladof32 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 10, 2011, 05:22 PM »

"The kz4 or kz 84 is the same frame for the survivor and the laserlite though isn't it?
The kz 4 had kuwahara stamped on the seat tube down one side, so did the 2nd edition nova and the supernova."

i think so but still technically not a lazerlite

i think thats why the guy just listed it as a kuwahara ...and not a laserlite

...the forks on it did look like trx' in some shape or form so were right for a laserlite

Glynnyboy · « **Reply #9 on:** October 10, 2011, 06:59 PM »

Quote from: balladof32 on October 10, 2011, 05:22 PM

"The kz4 or kz 84 is the same frame for the survivor and the laserlite though isn't it?
The kz 4 had kuwahara stamped on the seat tube down one side, so did the 2nd edition nova and the supernova."

i think so but still technically not a lazerlite i think thats why the guy just listed it as a kuwahara ...and not a laserlite ...the forks on it did look like trx' in some shape or form so were right for a laserlite

The forks on the 84 laserlite didn't look anything like TRX.

kuwahero · « **Reply #10 on:** October 10, 2011, 07:03 PM »

84' fork dropouts on left, 83' fork dropouts on the right

balladof32 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 10, 2011, 08:51 PM »

didnt know that, thought they came with either round or oval trx...i thought those K stamped ones only came on the lower models , ie...survivor or the nova ?...ive had 19 laserlites over the years and ive never ever had one with those K forks

Glynnyboy · « **Reply #12 on:** October 11, 2011, 01:26 AM »

Quote from: balladof32 on October 10, 2011, 08:51 PM

didnt know that, thought they came with either round or oval trx...i thought those K stamped ones only came on the lower models , ie...survivor or the nova ?...ive had 19 laserlites over the years and ive never ever had one with those K forks

You must have owned kz3 laserlites.
The k stamped forks that appeared on KZ 4 laserlite, the survivor and the second edition nova were intended to be an improvement but are not correct for a kz3 that's all. It's just a date/era thing.

Pooch · « **Reply #13 on:** October 11, 2011, 05:44 PM »

Can't get the hang of the eBay !!! Just lost another one

TELLIS302000 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 11, 2011, 05:51 PM »

Quote from: Pooch on October 11, 2011, 05:44 PM

Can't get the hang of the eBay !!! Just lost another one

Just bang in your MAX amount in the last 8 seconds or so and if you win you win.......

Julian347 · « **Reply #15 on:** October 11, 2011, 05:56 PM »

Quote from: Pooch on October 11, 2011, 05:44 PM

Can't get the hang of the eBay !!! Just lost another one

Was it the black one with a strange serial number?

balladof32 · « **Reply #16 on:** October 11, 2011, 06:08 PM »

wasnt convinced that was a laserlite or any type of kuwie...serial was odd and look to start with a 6

Pooch · « **Reply #17 on:** October 11, 2011, 06:30 PM »

The seller was subwax.. He used to be a member on here.. He's still about.. I'll shoot him some questions and find out the story with it

Julian347 · « **Reply #18 on:** October 11, 2011, 07:56 PM »

Quote from: balladof32 on October 11, 2011, 06:08 PM

wasnt convinced that was a laserlite or any type of kuwie...serial was odd and look to start with a 6

I was watching it until last night. The serial number put me off.

Pooch · « **Reply #19 on:** October 11, 2011, 09:43 PM »

I've pm'ed subwax to get the sp on this f&f..

AKGOFF · « **Reply #20 on:** October 11, 2011, 11:00 PM »

Quote from: Pooch on October 11, 2011, 09:43 PM

I've pm'ed subwax to get the sp on this f&f..

You Tit, i'll phone you tomorrow

Pooch · « **Reply #21 on:** October 12, 2011, 07:10 AM »

Quote from: AKGOFF on October 11, 2011, 11:00 PM

Quote from: Pooch on October 11, 2011, 09:43 PM
I've pm'ed subwax to get the sp on this f&f..

You Tit, i'll phone you tomorrow

Do you have to?

balladof32 · « **Reply #22 on:** November 08, 2011, 11:27 PM »

sorry to raise an old topic from the depths... ive a Kuwahara made (K4C serial) frame thats embossed KUWAHARA MADE IN JAPAN on the BB , traditional brazed 3 holed dropouts...all tubes are round so far as I can tell...KUWAHARA stamped down the side of the seatpost and the K stamps on each of the frame dropouts , flat brake bridge also stamped KUWAHARA...what frame am I ?

I know these can be a pain to ID so was the TT lengths of the Novas, Lasers, Survivors etc all the same from year to year and whether they were Tange made or Kuwahara made ? Also with regards to the weights did they remain the same from year to year and again either Kuwahara made or Tange made. There surely must be some TT length and weight consistencies ?

neil · « **Reply #23 on:** November 08, 2011, 11:42 PM »

i remember a mate of mine who raced got a laserlite bitd it had the teardrop tubeing,i also seem to remember looking at clint millers bike at one of the kellogs and that was the same,probably not any help but there you go

Gnarlyscoots · « **Reply #24 on:** November 08, 2011, 11:48 PM »

Try this link dude

http://www.dreamgate.ne.jp/kuwahara/